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New research from West Coast oceanographers provides insight into the cause of toxic algae blooms that caused shellfish closures and marine mammal deaths near the Oregon-California border.

"Does anybody here know CPR?" It's a scary question to ask, and it apparently presents some challenges to the person who can answer YES. A recent study…

Nearly six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to target businesses that are flagrantly violating public health orders to control the spread of COVID-19, California regulators have issued just 424 citations and suspended two business licenses.

Oregon ended the calendar year with near-normal levels of snowpack. Here’s what that can tell us and, perhaps more importantly, what it can’t.

The coronavirus pandemic has made for a Christmas unlike any other. Here are some glimpses of how people are observing the holiday season — and maintaining traditions — around the globe.

Lopez — who won a National Book Award in 1986 for Arctic Dreams — wrote about his travels to far places. But his writings aren't just travelogues, they remind us of how precious life on Earth is.

The height of the hippie years in America coincided with the peak years of logging in the country. And those trends came together in forest replanting…

Think about some of the most divisive issues in our country, and what's at the heart of them. Abortion? Procreation caused by sex. Gay rights? All about…

A community art exhibit in suburban Maryland asked residents to consider a simple question: What have you lost, and what have you found in 2020?

In the 1880s, eleven Eastern Star chapters were established in Oregon, many of them in Southern Oregon.The Eastern Star is a branch of the Masonic Order…